When Bluetooth was developed in the late 1990’s, nobody could have imagined how far wireless technology would evolve in the following decades. As we enter the 2020’s, legacy wireless protocols are being stretched beyond their limits in an attempt to squeeze out just a bit more battery life or just a bit more bandwidth or shortened latency. But narrowband RF can only be pushed so far: most of these approaches compromise quality and latency. A new approach is necessary.
The SPARK SR1000 UWB IC family takes full advantage of Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology to simultaneously deliver industry-leading energy efficiency, latency and bandwidth:
- Data rates of up to 10 Mbps @ 1.5 nJ/bit energy efficiency
- 2 mW power consumption while transmitting and receiving 1 Mbps, scaling to 6 uW at 1 kbps
- Ultra-short wireless latency (50 µs for 1 kb)
- Time-of-flight positioning at 30 cm accuracy
The SPARK SR1000 family consists of two products:
- SR1010: 3.1 – 6 GHz Band
- SR1020: 6 – 9.25 GHz Band